(a1) Prepare the sales budget by quarters for 2022. Unit sales Unit price Total sales $ $ 2 IVANHOE COMPANY Sales Budget (in thousands) For the Year Ending December 31, 2022 Quarter $ 3
Master Budget
A master budget can be defined as an estimation of the revenue earned or expenses incurred over a specified period of time in the future and it is generally prepared on a periodic basis which can be either monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. It helps a business, an organization, or even an individual to manage the money effectively. A budget also helps in monitoring the performance of the people in the organization and helps in better decision-making.
Sales Budget and Selling
A budget is a financial plan designed by an undertaking for a definite period in future which acts as a major contributor towards enhancing the financial success of the business undertaking. The budget generally takes into account both current and future income and expenses.
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Prepare the sales budget by quarters for 2022.
Unit
sales
Unit
price
Total
sales
$
$
$
Prepare the sales budget by quarters for 2022.
2
IVANHOE COMPANY
Sales Budget (in thousands)
For the Year Ending December 31, 2022
Quarter
3
IVANHOE COMPANY
Sales Budget (in thousands)
For the Year Ending December 31, 2022
Quarter
$
3
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![Ivanhoe Company is preparing its master budget for 2022. Relevant data pertaining to its sales, production, and direct materials
budgets are as follows.
Sales: Sales for the year are expected to total 1,200,000 units. Quarterly sales are 25%, 25%, 25%, and 25%, respectively. The sales
price is expected to be $39 per unit for the first three quarters and $46 per unit beginning in the fourth quarter. Sales in the first
quarter of 2023 are expected to be 10% higher than the budgeted sales for the first quarter of 2022.
Production: Management desires to maintain the ending finished goods inventories at 20% of the next quarter's budgeted sales
volume.
Direct materials: Each unit requires 2 kg of raw materials at a cost of $10 per kilogram. Management desires to maintain raw materials
inventories at 10% of the next quarter's production requirements. Assume the production requirements for the first quarter of 2023
are 640,000 kg.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F902b6328-d5d0-4c0b-8290-aafdf8186a48%2F927aff59-6654-4020-b818-c4f39ba5ef25%2F88jpbds_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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